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A 68- year- old male is admitted to the hospital for emphysema. He is hypoxic and his lab tests reveal low oxygen levels. His hematocrit is 65%. The physician has told him that he has a type of polycythemia in which he has an increased number of erythrocytes circulating in his bloodstream. The patient tells the nurse that he does not understand what that means. How would the nurse explain this in terms the patient could understand?

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"Because you have decreased oxygen level...

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The process of fibrinolysis disposes of bacteria when healing has occurred.

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What is the average normal pH range of blood?


A) 8.35- 8.45
B) 7.35- 7.45
C) 4.65- 4.75
D) 7.75- 7.85

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Platelets .


A) have multiple nuclei
B) have a life span of about 120 days
C) are the precursors of leukocytes
D) stick to the damaged area of a blood vessel and help seal the break

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When neither anti- A serum nor anti- B serum clot on a blood plate with donor blood, the blood is type .


A) A
B) AB
C) B
D) O

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No visible cytoplasmic granules are present in .


A) neutrophils
B) eosinophils
C) monocytes
D) basophils

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Myeloid stem cells give rise to all leukocytes.

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Which of the choices below is the parent cell for all formed elements of blood?


A) normoblast
B) hemocytoblast
C) polymorphonuclear cell
D) megakaryocyte

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Leukemia refers to cancerous conditions involving white blood cells.

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List the general factors that limit normal clot growth.

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Rapid removal of coa...

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The normal RBC "graveyard" is the liver.

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Figure 17.1Using Figure 17.1, match the following: -Main bacteria killer during acute infections. Figure 17.1Using Figure 17.1, match the following: -Main bacteria killer during acute infections.

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Basophils increase in number when parasitic invasion occurs.

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Figure 17.2Using Figure 17.2, match the following: -List the granulocytes and describe the appearance of their granules in a typical blood smear. Figure 17.2Using Figure 17.2, match the following: -List the granulocytes and describe the appearance of their granules in a typical blood smear.

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neutrophils: pale, i...

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Leukocytes move through the circulatory system by amoeboid motion.

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Figure 17.2Using Figure 17.2, match the following: -What determines whether blood is bright red or a dull, dark red? Figure 17.2Using Figure 17.2, match the following: -What determines whether blood is bright red or a dull, dark red?

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In bright red blood, oxygen is...

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Which of the following is not a distribution function of blood?


A) transport of metabolic wastes from cells
B) transport of hormones to their target organs
C) delivery of oxygen to body cells
D) transport of salts to maintain blood volume

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The primary source of RBCs in the adult human being is the bone marrow in the shafts of the long bones.

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An individual who is blood type AB negative can .


A) receive any blood type in moderate amounts except that with the Rh antigen
B) donate to types A, B, and AB, but not to type O
C) donate to all blood types in moderate amounts
D) receive types A, B, and AB, but not type O

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Which of the following is not a structural characteristic that contributes to erythrocyte gas transport functions?


A) produces energy anaerobically
B) mitotically active
C) biconcave shape
D) hemoglobin containing- sack

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